MSc Business Management

De MSc Business Management is opgebouwd rond zes moduleblokken, plus een Consultancy Challenge. De eerste en laatste moduleblokken zijn afzonderlijk gepland als inleidende en sluitsteen-leerervaringen. De vier overige modules worden in paren geprogrammeerd.

We recognise that you will be making a transition from one area of study to another, to a more advanced level of learning, and possibly to a different learning culture. Consequently, the block structure provides an enriched opportunity for extended learning activities, class interaction and review of learning to enhance understanding. It also enables us to offer extra support for individual students to build their confidence.

The introductory module sets the scene for the rest of the programme by considering the key features of the business environment and how this shapes organisations and their decisions. You will then examine core management concepts and practices associated with a range of functional areas.

The modules that follow will help you consider the latest research and practice in business management, including core areas such as marketing, strategy, finance, logistics, economics and human resources.

Your enhanced knowledge and skills will be integrated and applied in a capstone ‘Business in Action’ module. Here you will explore a series of large-scale and complex global issues that present significant dilemmas for the effective management of business.

Choice and specialisation are embedded within modules. For example, the ‘Business in Action’ module will provide you with the opportunity to focus on a contemporary debate or issue that has particular relevance for your future career.

The programme concludes with a Consultancy Project. Reflecting the team-based structure of contemporary organisations, you will work in a group to analyse, diagnose and recommend practical solutions for a business problem in a realistic and relevant business context that may include charities and not-for-profit enterprises.

You will develop and apply the key technical and soft skills required for effective business management in every module. You will see your confidence as a future manager build cumulatively across the programme as you are given multiple opportunities to respond to practical business management challenges.

All modules are underpinned by a concern to examine the contrasting political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, legal and environmental factors that inform management decision-making in different international business contexts. Understanding these dynamics will help you to reflect on the multiple factors that offer opportunities and constraints on management decision-making.

Core Modules for Year One

• Consultancy Challenge
• Understanding Organisations and the Business Environment
• Global Marketing
• Managing People
• Analysing Financial Performance
• Strategic and Operational Decision Making
• Business in Action

How Will I Be Assessed?

The block programme structure provides plenty of opportunities for you to reflect on your learning and development informally. Short knowledge/skill review activities are built into each module to help you check your progress and improve your approach to learning. This will build your confidence and enhance your approach to formal assessment tasks.

A variety of formal assessment tasks provide the opportunity to explore concepts and models in creative and practical ways. These include poster presentations, case studies, group presentations, reports and videos. You will work individually and as part of a team, just as you would in the workplace.

All formal assessments are completed within each module. This enables more in-depth consolidation and application required for successful performance in assessment tasks based on the complex functional level work undertaken by professional managers. It also reflects realistic workplace timescales for the completion of tasks. The capstone module focuses explicitly on the challenge of multi-functional working and multi-faceted problems.

What Skills Will I Practise and Develop?

Knowledge & Understanding

On successful completion of the programme you will be able to:

• Maak gebruik van kennis uit relevante functionele gebieden om oplossingen te ontwerpen voor complexe bedrijfsbeheerproblemen
• Evalueer kritisch managementkaders, modellen, debatten en bewijsmateriaal in een veranderende context
• Evalueer kritisch de effectiviteit van verschillende onderzoeksbenaderingen voor het begrijpen van managementproblemen
• Bespreek relevante kwesties op het gebied van bedrijfsbeheer in de context van het contrasteren van de politieke, economische, sociaal-culturele en juridische factoren
• Een kritisch bewustzijn tonen van de betekenis van de economische en sociale bijdrage van een organisatie aan de samenleving

Intellectual Skills

On successful completion of the programme you will be able to:

• Analyseer methoden voor het genereren van gegevens die relevant zijn voor specifieke contexten
• Informatie kritisch analyseren en synthetiseren
• Evalueer de praktische toepassing van theorie in de praktijk
• Op bewijs gebaseerde aanbevelingen ontwikkelen en communiceren

Professional Practical Skills

On successful completion of the programme you will be able to:

• Onderzoek doen om zakelijke problemen aan te pakken
• Maak gebruik van boekhoudkundige technieken
• Ontwikkel effectieve werkrelaties en teamwerkvaardigheden

Transferable/Key Skills

On successful completion of the programme you will be able to:

• Problemen oplossen
• Communicate to diverse audiences through a range of media
• Toon zelfbewustzijn en doe aan zelfreflectie
• Work independently
• Use digital technology

At Cardiff Business School, you’ll receive a career-changing education from world-leading academics who have different points of view. They’ll challenge your thinking as you consider the world of business from a range of alternative perspectives.

Tijdens onze MSc in Business Management profiteert u van de kennis en expertise van ons Career Enhancer Team. Ze staan klaar om evenementen en kansen te identificeren om u te helpen uw toekomstige ambities te verwezenlijken.

We’ve developed relationships that range from the largest multinationals to the smallest micro-businesses, and include a wide variety of social enterprises and cooperatives. We use these networks to deliver value for our students through:

• Real-world case studies and insights
• Collaboration with our Public Value Entrepreneurs in Residence
• Guest lectures
• Field trips and workshops.

Met de mogelijkheid om een speciaal Professional Placement Year te combineren met deze leermogelijkheden, krijg je de kans om praktische vaardigheden en professioneel vertrouwen op te doen om een managementpositie op de arbeidsmarkt voor afgestudeerden veilig te stellen.

Dit programma biedt je nieuwe kansen op werk in het bedrijfsleven, waarbij de vaardigheden en kennis die je in je eerste graad hebt verworven, worden aangevuld om voort te bouwen op wat je hebt geleerd en de vaardigheden die je in je eerste graad hebt verworven, met managementinzicht, hulpmiddelen en technieken om je een extra dimensie te geven. voordeel als u de werkplek betreedt.

How Will I Be Taught?

An active learning approach is embedded in the MSc Business Management. We believe that effective learning is founded on your involvement in diverse experiences, and the way you make sense of those experiences, both individually and with others. A team that includes academics from multiple disciplines, and practitioners representing a range of functions and sectors will facilitate the modules. This will reflect workplace practice and encourage the cross-fertilisation of different perspectives.

Elk leerblok omvat een verscheidenheid aan activiteiten, zoals casestudy's, video's, miniteamuitdagingen, rollenspellen, bedrijfsbezoeken en sprekers uit de sector, allemaal ontworpen om nieuwe ideeën te introduceren en uw begrip te ontwikkelen.

We will help you to enhance the reflective skills you were introduced to during your first degree, including observation, analysis, and synthesis to ensure that you are able to develop comprehensive insight and clear conclusions about these experiences.

Het delen van uw kennis met anderen is ook belangrijk voor het opbouwen van nieuwe inzichten in de aard van bedrijfsmanagement in verschillende contexten. Je wordt aangemoedigd om in diverse teams samen te werken om een reeks alternatieve inzichten en praktijken te overwegen.

Het uitproberen van nieuw leren is ook belangrijk. Je integreert en past nieuwe inzichten toe, samen met nieuwe vaardigheden op het gebied van bedrijfsmanagement, in praktische taken die zijn ingebed in elk leerblok, en in formele cursusactiviteiten.